Founded on a dream and a mission, woman and minority-owned company DevMar Products, LLC embodies environmental initiatives that are designed to help sustain the planet for generations to come. In 2007, Sharon W. Reynolds, President and CEO of the company, launched DevMar Products with an idea to distribute environmentally-friendly products, including green cleaning solutions and office products.

What’s next for your business? There is a world of opportunity for your company to expand beyond U.S. borders. If you aren’t sure how to start exporting, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s U.S. Commercial Service makes it easy on export.gov.

In 1910 Madam C.J. Walker opened her Madam C.J. Walker Manufacturing Company in Indianapolis to manufacture her hugely successful line of hair and beauty products for African-Americans. She would go on to become the first self-made woman millionaire in the nation and a trailblazer in the minority business community.

Usable Tech Co. in partnership with the U.S. Department of Commerce, Minority Business Development Agency’s (MBDA) recently funded grant recipient Rutgers University Center for Urban Entrepreneurship and Economic Development (CUEED), hosted the first ever “Inclusive Innovation House” at this year’s South by Southwest (SXSW) Interactive Conference in Austin, Texas.

Marketing is everything these days, and if your business is successful enough to hire a marketing firm, that’s great. But it takes years of hard work for most companies to get to that point. So what do you do in the interim? How do you get exposure to propel your firm to the next level? Start by nominating yourself for business awards.

The Rutgers University Center for Urban Entrepreneurship and Economic Development’s (CUEED) Pipeline to Inclusive Innovation Initiative aims to increase the number of under-represented inventors, scientists and technology- focused Minority Business Enterprises (MBEs) engaged in federally-funded innovation and technology programs.

The San Antonio MBDA Export Center is leading a business development trip to Mexico City during the week of March 20th! The Center will bring some qualified and export-ready clients to explore opportunities to expand their reach into the Mexican market.